On Feb 23, World leaders sought to back up their tough stance over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. They announced financial sanctions, trade and travel bans, and other measures to pressure Moscow to retreat from the brink of war. “We can’t have some suggestion that Russia has some just case here that they’re prosecuting. They’re behaving like thugs and bullies, and they should be called out as thugs and bullies,” Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said while announcing targeted financial embargoes and travel bans as the first step in response to Russian aggression towards Ukraine.
